Oticon Chili

@xbulder said:

A super power with a #13 battery should be something we have not seen before.
this would bring up to date the sumo. While it is a good instrument, it is an oldie.
If the size is small this would make the guys @ stafa seriously worry. Which Im sure they are…

I would be curious to know how long the battery would last in that frequent replacements get very expensive really fast.

hmm wonder what they did to get the power consumption down…

@corey said:

I would be curious to know how long the battery would last in that frequent replacements get very expensive really fast.

hmm wonder what they did to get the power consumption down…

I have the kid’s version in the power platform and the batteries last 2 weeks!
almost went with another hearing aid that carries a 675 but I stayed with 13s in the end.

They say this is a discreet aid but when I saw it I found it very big.

I found it big as well. It sat on my ear and look the same size as my naida UPs.

Looking at picture, I see why I would say they are the same size. The difference is tiny.

I think Chili is same size as Naida SP. When they say " discreet’ about Chili I consider this a lie. It is very big.

Chili don’t seems so jumbo as Naida. Tiny or not tiny - but this is a difference in sizes.

I would pick the same way with your loss.

The Naida UP hearing aids are louder than the Chili for low frequencies. However, for those with better low frequencies, there seems to be greater love for the Chili’s.

@HearingAidHelper said:

I would pick the same way with your loss.

The Naida UP hearing aids are louder than the Chili for low frequencies. However, for those with better low frequencies, there seems to be greater love for the Chili’s.

What aids do you recommend for my loss ?

The Oticon distributor isn’t convinced that I should wear CHili. He thinks Agil min RITE or Acto Min Rite would work better due my ski slope loss . He says that I don’t need much amplification over 2000 and that the Agil would pick thehigh frequncies. He doesn’t have aids right now for me to try as he is ordering.

I am really confused. I tried Phonak Audeo Smart IX and think I am missing many things. My main problem is understanding speech even in calm situations and I think I get distortion. I think Agil has same power as the Smart ,so I was pushing towards the CHili.

Maybe he doesn’t like them being big for me as he thinks I am young(30’s) , and would rather prefer smaller aids but I told him that I have no other option but the Chili. I thought I was giving him instructions more than making use of his experience. Maybe this forum gave me much information on aids. When I tried the samrt, I tried one aid so he says when I wear two Agils I will be able to understand speech. He is not dispensing Phonak’s. Only Oticon.

In my country we don’t have trial periods but he offered to give me time to try the aids when he have them. This is another problem as aids are not always available as the distributor’s and he has to order from time to time. He made me think of trying the Agil but I have no hope with the type of loss I have.

@HearingAidHelper said:

I would pick the same way with your loss.

The Naida UP hearing aids are louder than the Chili for low frequencies. However, for those with better low frequencies, there seems to be greater love for the Chili’s.

That’s what I found out. I think the Naidas are the only digital aids suitable for my loss

@russiandeaf said:

Chili don’t seems so jumbo as Naida. Tiny or not tiny - but this is a difference in sizes.

I’m bit saying there isn’t a size different but what i’m saying is there is not much size different. The pictures should really show a Naida SP as the Chillis are not as powerful as the Naida UPs.

My loss wouldn’t fit into the Chillis.

@HearingAidHelper said:

The Chili is a super power hearing aid… That said, it could be used for your loss, but I don’t really have enough information to say that it should be used.

My decision would be based on how loud you prefer speech to be in dB. If you were at a preference of 85dBHL and above, i would say ok. Otherwise, i would say pick a power BTE like the Agil power BTE or Acto Pro Power BTE. I wouldn’t pick the RITE models for fear of not getting enough power range in them, as well you would have to make perfect fitting earmolds for them, otherwise they would cause a crazy amount of feedback.

I would highly consider Phonak/Widex/Starkey hearing aids for their ability to move high frequency sounds into a lower register for your loss if they are available.

Fit would mean everything for your successful fitting.

I hope this helps.

Thanks . This is so much useful.
I read here that the best way to avoid feedback and to get more power is to use customs c-shell. I used Phonak Smart with power domes but maybe those were not enough.

The Oticon distributor insists that I can make success with the Agil or Acto . I have limited options and it is confusing.

@xbulder said:

ultra power is a 82 db of gain, which chill should have. Already the Rise power
covers up to about 110 (so they say)

Naida UP is 85db of gain max, not 82db!

Hi all, thank you for all of these discussion. I have Oticon Tego Pro (with power) since 2007. This is a digital hearing aids for mid market. It does help me lots as my previous hearing aids was analog model from Starkey.
At this first digital hearing aids, I experienced lots of headache, painful ears, and fatigue trying to focus all day. After 6 months, I feel better as I can pick up conversation behind a door (not whole one, but it better than analog which can’t pick up sound from the other side of the door), pick up conversation from phone, hearing wind, birds, and distinguish some sound. Feel like I gain a whole new lease for new ears.

After some years, I decide to look if there is any new hearing aids which can help me for listening to music and better conversation as this current one is blocking music and I can actually hear much better music with earphone and high volume sound. I love my earphone for music.

Thank you xbuilder, stream2525, HearingAidHelper, Syncors, russiandeaf, Myfairlady, and others for your input and sharing it to everyone.

I am going to try the Phonak Naida and Oticon Chilli and one more aids (new audiologist suggested, can’t remember the name but it seem RITC Oticon one. She said it is powerful too). I have to change Audiologist as the one currently I have is not very kind one, she is impatient while waiitng for my Oticon to be on (Oticon always giving this bell like sound when it turned on and it require several second before it is fully activated). I have spoken to new audiologist and she is happy to discuss several option for me, so I would see her next week for 1st appointment. I have high frequency hearing loss caused by ototoxic antibiotic when I was small. I don’t have recent hearing test date, but will post it soon after my 1st appointment.